New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-18
ST. LOUIS TIE HOTTEST OF CITIES

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT
TURE IN OTHER PLACES
ST. Louis july II (SpeciaD. The temperature in
st. Louis and vicinity today was the highest since
1881. Al 3 o'clock the Thermometer registered )ooS
In the shade with bl STEERING Wind blowing from the
south The sun beat down with deadly ehest, aud the
heat was intense that all parks except the baseball
park and all gardens Aud suburban rssorfs we're
deserted during the day. Fully 100 per.ons were
overcome by the heat, and cghteod OF the cases
proved fatal. Tonight the breeze from the south
became cooler bot the emeer.ture Is ,ti n.ar the
day at the City Disp.nssry. Oh the 1900 persons
who braved the blazing TO 500 the Brown
game only two wero overcome by the heat
wAsuIsGroS. July 1.-Two fatal cases OF sunstrokc
occurred here to-day from the intense heat The max
imum temperature about 99o. An electrical storm
about osock the evening reduced the heat consider
ably and did some damage. deaoshiDg barn across
a large number Of trees ami causing other loss
BALTIMORE. July 1.-THE intensely warm weather
continued to-day the thermowetcr at D. IN registering
90 dsgrees rain of short duration passed over
the city about clock Six deaths caused by the
hear. A number OF strokes were reported
AuGusr, Ga, July l7-Thls has been tho hottest day
in years the Thermometer indicating maximum TEN
perature OF lO4'
PrrrsBuRG Penn. July 17.This was tho hottest snd
ut the time the drysat sunday ever known here.
Through the efforts OF the Law aud Order League the
liquor stores all closed Ths thermometer reached
lOlo IN the shade. sit persons died OF supstroEe.
D,rHorr July l7-without exception to-day has been
s that was ever endured swelterng Michigan
ders At Kalamazoo three OF sunsroks were re-
ported ono fatal No fatalities occurred In this city, put
three have been reported According 10 the
signal Service tho mercury reachsd 1902 In the sado
during the afternoon while accurate thermometers about
town went higher than that
(1ICAGo july ia dispatch IN The Aers from Gales
burg IN July ~ "The heat for the Last SIX days mere
hz. been terrific averaging 1902 in tue shade Ioiay
II reached 1912 -Four deaths occurred yesterday ahd 10
day from heat"
CHic AGO. July 1.-THE hot weather OF Saturday was
intensified today and there much suffering through
out the y AT o'clock this morning the mercury had
reached 9Oo and by IL 1t at 10o'. The maximum
Io2 aud the hottest Weather experienced In Cbeago IN
years wis reached by o'clock and the temperature re-
maincd nearly stationary until D O'CLOCK Inc street
cars going Ia the various PARKS were JAnnod All oay'
while lake excursion sfeaiier Tug ahh sA
boat which could chartered was laden Wild people
arehug some relief he ntolerable heat Inc VIDA
came from west. fhe parched prlries was IKE
a bast from "a furnace. At O'CLOCK however, HISS
of clouds gathered In the west aud soon furious squal
swept down toward the lake bringing WIN neaV
rain which LATED half an hour laying mo ciouas .,
binding dust aud leaving behind u trcsh ana COO,
atmosphere. Many OF the boats on the Iase haa naru
tune beating back to shore against the wind ara waves
and many ercursonists wcre thoroughly drenched by
the large which swept over tse vessels p s
40 far az Is known there no casaaiea FROM me
time of the Storm the temperature began falling rapidly
and nj o'clock TO night had reached 10 degrees with
prospect Of going lower There were forty sun
strokes, and eighteen deaths from the hoat